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Indeed, euroland's policy makers might not even be capable of devising short-term stop-gap measures to give the overly indebted countries a bit of breathing space so that they might, only might, find a path that leads away from the insolvency road down which they are headed.

On Sunday evening, Mr. El-Erian said in an email that the "political ground is being prepared for a short-term stop-gap compromise" that probably will push stocks and the dollar lower and leave the U.S. debt rating "extremely exposed to a damaging downgrade."

"The most likely outcome is that we will go into the election under a continuing resolution," said Joe Minarik, a former White House chief economist under Clinton, referring to a stop-gap spending measure that keeps the U.S. government funded only temporarily.

White House officials have repeatedly called for a long-term budget deal instead of stop-gap measures, such as the provision President Obama signed on Thursday that extended funding for two weeks, until March 18.

Meanwhile, Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi D-Calif. announced late Friday night that she and other House Democratic leaders were introducing a stop-gap measure that would extend government spending at current levels through March 31, in case both chambers aren't able to hash out a resolution by March 4, the date government funding is set to expire.